How's the Proposal?
I was speaking with a colleague earlier this week and we were talking about the dissertation proposal process. One of the topics we touched on was the idea that the proposal can sometimes feel bigger or more significant than the dissertation as a whole. We kept...Creating Strong Hypothesis Statements
When writing the hypothesis statements for your dissertation, remember that simple is better. Your hypotheses should be clear, direct, and able to be measured by your research. Let’s address each of these elements more fully: Hypothesis statements should be...Building Your Chapter Outline
I was emailing with one of the members of the dissertation coaching site today and he was asking about how to structure and build his chapter outline. I tend to believe that if one person is asking me a question, it reflects questions that other people may have, so I...How much literature review is enough?
This is a response I gave to a fantastic question: How much literature review is enough? My reply: First, think of the lit review chapter as being "book-ended" by the introduction (chapter 1) and the methods (chapter 3)– assuming you are doing a...Tips for the Proposal Part XI
Tip #11: Remember to restate and repeat. Your proposal should begin with a statement of what you propose, should follow with relevant examples, and research, and should end with a restatement of your objectives. This form of tell, re-tell is one key component of...Get my Books
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